Definition of break

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Break (v. t.) An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship..

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Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) A figure of speech by which the orator or writer suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some person or thing, absent or present; as, Milton's apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of Paradise Lost..
Rough :: Rough (v. t.) To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes..
Brittle :: Brittle (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Break :: Break (v. t.) To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to ruin.
Break :: Break (v. t.) The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn; as, the break of day; the break of dawn..
Dissolve :: Dissolve (v. t.) To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts, sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to dissolve Parliament..
Breakdown :: Breakdown (n.) The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage; downfall..
Peeper :: Peeper (n.) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
Overrake :: Overrake (v. t.) To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea..
Frush :: Frush (v. t.) To batter; to break in pieces.
Cut-out :: Cut-out (n.) A device for breaking or separating a portion of circuit.
Fract :: Fract (v. t.) To break; to violate.
Crack :: Crack (v. t.) To break or burst, with or without entire separation of the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts..
Destroy :: Destroy (v. t.) To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish.
Screed :: Screed (n.) A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds..
Haemocytotrypsis :: Haemocytotrypsis (n.) A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or haemcytolysis..
Snub :: Snub (v. t.) To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of; to nop.
Throttle :: Throttle (v. t.) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated..
Bruise :: Bruise (v. t.) To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots, etc.; to crush..
Brake :: Brake () imp. of Break.
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